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Popular bollywood locale, Manali finally gets first cinema hall
With a population of around 25,000, Manali, located in the Kullu valley, has 600 hotels and guest houses, but surprisingly did not have a cinema hall for the large number of tourists who visit the resort town from across the globe.
Manali (altitude 1,950 m or 6,398 ft), in the Vyas River valley, is an important hill station in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. This small town was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and, from there, over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin.
Manali and the surrounding area is of great significance to Indian culture and heritage as it was the home and abode of the Saptarshi or seven sages. The ancient cave temple Hidimba Devi Temple is 3 km from the main city. Manu Maharishi temple is located in Old Manali, which is 4 km from Manali.
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